Fortuna boy, 15, arrested on suspicion of shooting threats

Authorities said Tuesday that they will not be releasing any more information on the 15-year-old Fortuna boy who was arrested this weekend on suspicion of threatening to shoot people near Fortuna High School.

Officials from the District Attorney's Office said because the case involves a minor, no information will be released to the public regarding the case.

Officials said on Sunday that the teenager was taken to Humboldt County Juvenile Hall and later released to his father. The minor, according to Fortuna Police Department officials, was expected to be charged on possession of ammunition and of a firearm on a school campus.

According to a FPD press release, officers on Saturday at 5:39 p.m. were sent to an apartment complex in the 100 block of 12th Street on a report of a group of subjects threatening to shoot residents.

En route, officers received information that the subjects left the complex and were possibly in the area of the Fortuna High campus.

The officers arrived and made contact with three juveniles and one adult who admitted their involvement in the argument, officials said.

Officers discovered a large red duffle bag in the school parking lot containing a .30/30 caliber rifle and ammunition. Officials said one of the juveniles -- the 15-year-old Fortuna resident -- admitted to placing the items in the parking lot.

The victim in the case declined to cooperate with officials. Police are asking anyone with information about the incident to call the department's WeTip Hotline at 1-800-782-7463.